There aren’t many. Life in Rome, I found almost overwhelmingly fantastic. The pace of life wasn’t too frenetic, the surroundings and general scenery were stunningly beautiful or shabbily and romantically weathered, while the quality of eating and drinking was unerringly high. So, not so many downsides really. But two stand out.
Firstly, the noise. Italians are [...]
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The slight downsides…
Posted in Films, Rome, tagged climax, Ethan Hawke, Noise on April 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Indie films and risotto, all on the same night
Posted in Films, food on March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It doesn’t get any better than that! Tonight I went to a screening of a great little indie film called Lonesome Jim, directed by Steve Buscemi, and starring the more (the only?) handsome and talented Affleck brother, Casey, as well as Liv Tyler. Shot in grainy, saturated colours and tinged throughout with apathy, melancholia and [...]
